Nine business establishments have burned down in Khagrachhari.

Bangla Press Desk: A fire broke out in a banana plantation area within the Khagrachhari municipal zone, damaging nine business establishments. The fire started around 2:45 AM on Thursday (November 5).

According to locals, two units from the Fire Service arrived at the scene and brought the blaze under control after a three-hour effort. Local residents, along with members of the army and police, assisted in the firefighting operations. Nine business establishments—including timber shops and a furniture factory—were destroyed. Preliminary estimates suggest the damage could amount to several crore taka.

Mukul Kumar Nath, a station officer with the Khagrachhari Fire Service, stated that the fire spread rapidly due to the structures being built of wood and corrugated tin. Efforts to extinguish the flames were hindered by a shortage of water. In total, nine business establishments were consumed by the fire.